diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 836c23bca..69acf32be 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-07-30  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* path.h (cstrdup): Fix declaration.
+
 2009-07-29  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@googlemail.com>
 
 	* globals.cc (enum exit_states::ES_GLOBAL_DTORS): Delete.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.h b/winsup/cygwin/path.h
index 7a8033d3d..8216d24ea 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum path_types
   PATH_SOCKET		= 0x40000000
 };
 
-extern "C" char *__stdcall cstrdup (const char *s);
+extern "C" char *__stdcall cstrdup (const char *) __attribute__ ((regparm(1)));
 
 class symlink_info;